ESX 5 : how to use API over http instead of https

By default , SDK port is tcp 443 ( https://vcenter IP/sdk )
Here’s an explanation of how to enable both http and https access.
When evaluating SDK , it is useful to use http instead of https to debug.

1.
access to the vCenter server

2.

go to <Drive name>:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter” directory

3.
edit proxy.xml file.

from

<e id="9">      <_type>vim.ProxyService.LocalServiceSpec</_type>      <accessMode>httpsWithRedirect</accessMode>      <port>8085</port>      <serverNamespace>/sdk</serverNamespace>    </e>

to

<e id="9">      <_type>vim.ProxyService.LocalServiceSpec</_type>      <accessMode>httpAndHttps</accessMode>      <port>8085</port>      <serverNamespace>/sdk</serverNamespace>    </e>

4.
restart vCenter service

5. access to http://vCenter IP/sdk

over http

root@ubuntu1204-vm1:~# python Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug  1 2012, 05:14:39) [GCC 4.6.3] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from pysphere import VIServer >>> server = VIServer() >>> server.connect("http://1.1.1.10/sdk","username",".password.") >>> server.get_server_type() 'VMware vCenter Server' >>> server.get_api_version() '5.1' >>> server.disconnect

over https

>>> server.connect("http://1.1.1.10/sdk","username",".password.") >>> server.get_server_type() 'VMware vCenter Server' >>> server.disconnect